The Chrome 108 update was released on November 29, 2022 and contains several new features.
Google recently released the latest update to Chrome , Chrome 108. This update brings with it a wide range of new features and improvements that can have a big impact on the way you use the application. Whether you are a tech-savvy user or just someone who wants to stay up to date with the latest version of Chrome , this update has something for everyone.
Google Chrome 108 was released to the public on Tuesday, bringing new changes. This new version includes a power-saving mode for laptops, updated support for emoji , and changes to how web pages appear when viewed with a virtual keyboard.
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Energy Saver Mode for Desktop and Chrome OS
A common complaint users have about Chrome is that it can be resource-intensive. As such, Google is introducing a new Energy Saver Mode with Chrome 108 to help reduce battery usage while using Chrome.
Energy Saver Mode is a feature for Chrome on Desktop and Chromebooks that conserves your device's battery. When enabled, you can choose to have the mode activate when your battery reaches 20% or lower, or when your computer is unplugged from a power source.
The feature can be enabled at: chrome://flags/#battery-saver-mode-available.
Better support in Chrome 108 for COLRv1 Font and Emoji
Chrome version 98 included COLRv1 Color Gradient Vector Fonts for a cleaner look and greater scalability of emojis. With Chrome version 108, websites can now detect which font formats are supported. If support for COLRv1, higher quality emojis will be displayed.
Virtual keyboard resizing options
Differentiating itself from Apple, Google has Android – an operating system that offers a different set of features for app developers in terms of how content is displayed on the screen and how virtual keyboards are integrated. The keyboard on iOS generally slides over visible content at the bottom of the screen, while the typical behavior on Android is for the keyboard to resize to the visible portion of the website. This also applies to browsers – Chrome typically behaves differently than Safari. While both methods have their pros and cons, they can be confusing for those who need to use or create them.
By allowing developers to choose between the two methods in the new Chrome 108, Google hopes to make it easier for them to create websites that work better on mobile devices. The new method lets website owners tell Chrome how they want it to behave: Should the keyboard slide over the visible content, or should the visible part shrink to fit in the area above the keyboard?
New design for the omnibox on Android
Google is gradually redesigning the omnibox, which is the name of the address and search bar at the top of Chrome. While it may not look different at first glance, a closer look will show that it is more aligned with Material Design 3 than ever before. The design mirrors what you would find in the Google Search.
To be able to see this update in Chrome 108, you must first enable the feature at: chrome://flags/#omnibox-modernize-visual-update.
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What else is new in Chrome 108?
While you may not find as many groundbreaking new features in recent versions of Chrome, there’s still a lot going on behind the scenes. You can read about these Chrome 108 on ’s developer site Google and on the blog Chromium. We’ll highlight a few of them here:
- Chrome will begin implementing a change that will allow developers to use the existing overflow property with replaced elements so they can go outside the content box .
- Support has been added for the avoid value of the CSS break-before , break-after , and break-inside hashing properties for printing.
- DevTools can now detect which CSS styles are valid but have no visible effect.
- Developers can now skip comma-separated expressions during debugging in DevTools.
How to update your browser to Chrome version 108:
Chrome want to check and install updates immediately, click the three-dot menu icon and select Help > About Google Chrome.
Source: howtogeek.com
